The Frankfort Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Eminence Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Saturday, Frankfort came up short against Beechwood and fell 15-11. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (ten), Frankfort still had to take the loss.
Taylor Gaines put in work no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Gaines has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Gaines was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
In other batting news, Kendall Cook made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Annabel Young was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Eminence is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 16-1 to Carroll County on Saturday.
Frankfort's loss dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Eminence, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-22.
Frankfort took their victory against Eminence in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 14-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Frankfort since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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